The Scene One Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Didn't Want You to See

Was there a part of episode 1 that should have been cut?

The season two premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly
Hills has come and gone, but the controversy surrounding the show’s return
still remains.

Upon the shocking suicide of Taylor Armstrong’s husband,
Russell, the producers scrambled to edit the first few episodes of the new
season, being as sensitive as possible to the situation by removing certain
scenes. One in particular that was left on the cutting room floor was a scene
in which Taylor was shopping for lingerie in an attempt to spice up her troubled
marriage.

But according to an inside source, one Housewife hoped that
the show’s producers would cut another scene from the premiere episode
as well - the dinner party at Adrienne Maloof’s home.

“Lisa [Vanderpump] was very upset that the producers weren’t
taking out that part,” says the insider.

Was Lisa worried about offending (or is it “upsetting”)
Russell Armstrong’s family and friends with the many mentions of his
relationship with his wife at dinner, or was she more concerned about tarnishing
her own image, and her husband Ken’s after he referred to Taylor and Russell’s
marriage counseling as “weak”?

And regardless of her reasoning, was she right? Should Bravo
have edited the scene even further to remove any mention of Taylor’s marriage?

Executive producer Douglass Ross assures fans and critics
alike that we won’t be seeing Russell in the first few episodes, telling Us Weekly, “At this point, I can’t say if Russell will appear at all.”

But with the season just beginning, and many more episodes
to go, we’re sure there will be even more second guessing when it comes to what
the network chooses to cut and what ultimately airs.

Shayla C. Perry is a freelance journalist based in New York. In addition to interviewing some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, and covering the latest in celebrity news & gossip, her forte (read: obsession) is examining the sensationalism, gall, and sheer genius of reality TV.